2 Killed On Lake Gogebic
Gogebic County, Mi: Two men were killed in a head-on snowmobile collision late Friday night on Upper Michigan’s Lake Gogebic.
First responders were dispatched to the scene at about 7:12 P.M Friday evening.
Officials were told the accident was on the western side of the lake near Pabst Bay, 5 miles north of Lake Gogebic Lodge and about 500 yards from shore.
Officials say a 23 year old man from Riverton, Illinois collided head-on into another snowmobile being driven by a 53 year old man from Darwin, Minnesota. One of those snowmobiles also caught on fire following the accident.
Reports indidcate CPR was initiated on both men prior to medical personnel arriving, but those efforts failed.
Both men were pronounced dead on the scene by Beacon Ambulance. Names of the victim’s have not been released.
Troopers from the Wakefield State Police Post and Gogebic County Sheriff’s Department were called to the scene and are investigating the accident.
Reports from the region suggest speed and alcohol may have played a part in the crash.
Michigan State Police Troopers were assisted on the scene by the Gogebic County Sheriff’s Department, Beacon Ambulance, Marenisco First Responders and Marenisco Township Fire Department.